Showing posts with label John Prine. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

“Goofy” Songs

These songs are seriously "Goofy." Don't believe me? Just listen! And...enjoy! ~ JH



1)  John Prine  ~  “It’s A Big Old Goofy World”




2)  Adam Ant  ~  “Who’s A Goofy Bunny?”




3)  Ax and the Hatchetmen  ~  “Goofy”




4)  Parquet Courts  ~  “Goofy vs. Pluto”




5)  Jayla Darden  ~  “Goofy”




6)  Lava La Rue  ~  “Goofy Hearts Club”




7)  Goof Troop  ~  “Gotta Be Gettin’ Goofy”




8)  Alvin & The Chipmunks  ~  “Sing A Goofy Song”




9)  SpongeBob SquarePants  ~  “Goofy Goober Rock”




10)  MishCatt  ~  “Goofy”


Thursday, August 20, 2020

Songs About People Named Betty

If your name happens to be Betty, this post is for you. If you just like the name Betty, this post is for you. If you just stumbled upon this post and have no idea what you're doing here, have no fear: this post is for you as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Betty"





2)  Ram Jam  ~  "Black Betty"






3)  Kim Carnes  ~  "Bette Davis Eyes"  (Betty...Bette...what's the difference?)






4)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Betty Jean"






5)  Pam Tillis  ~  "Betty's Got A Bass Boat"






6)  Al Jarreau  ~  "Betty Bebop's Song"






7)  Pink Martini  ~  "Bitty Boppy Betty"





8)  Bobby Vee  ~  "A Letter From Betty"






9)  Tiffany  ~  "Betty"






10)  Neil Sedaka  ~  "Betty Grable"






11)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Betty"






12)  Gene Pitney  ~  "Little Betty Falling Star"






13)  Jamila Woods  ~  "Betty"






14)  John Prine  ~  "Iron Ore Betty"





15)  Chuck Willis  ~  "Betty An' Dupree"





16)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Betty Lonely"





17)  Split Enz  ~  "Betty"





18)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight"





19)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "Betty's Bein' Bad"





20)  Derry Weaver & Eddie Cochran  ~  "Itty Bitty Betty"





21)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  "Grunge Betty"





22)  Lorrie Morgan  ~  "Charlie And Betty"





23)  Hunters & Collectors  ~  "Betty's Worry, Or The Slab"





24)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Betty Brown's Mother"





25)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Pretty Betty"



Saturday, August 8, 2020

Songs About Hoaxes

This is not a prank! These are actual Songs About Hoaxes. Don't believe me? Check  'em out! Oh yeah, and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Hoax"






2)  Refused  ~  "The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax"






3)  Penn Francis  ~  "Hoax"






4)  Norma Jean  ~  "Dilemmachine: Coalition, Hoax"






5)  Kotak  ~  "Hoax"






6)  John Prine  ~  "A Star, A Jewel, And A Hoax"






7)  Sarah Jaffe  ~  "Black Hoax Lie"






8)  Girlpool  ~  "Hoax And The Shrine"






9)  Rodriguez  ~  "Rich Folks Hoax"






10)  Trevor Powers  ~  "Common Hoax"






11)  Stream City  ~  "The Hoax"






12)  Fu Manchu  ~  "Trackside Hoax"






13)  Trigger  ~  "Hoax"






14)  Ramonda Hammer  ~  "Hoax"






15)  Flesh  ~  "Hoax"






16)  Disreign  ~  "Hoax"




Sunday, August 4, 2019

Songs About Pipes

I never knew there were so many enjoyable Songs About Pipes. But there are. And here they are. Please listen to them. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




2)  Mike Oldfield  ~  "Sailor's Horn Pipe"




3)  Four Year Strong  ~  "Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe!"




4)  Joan McCracken  ~  "Pass That Peace Pipe"




5)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Rusted Pipe"




6)  John Prine  ~  "Spanish Pipedream"




7)  Project 86  ~  "Pipe Dream"  (Nice face, dude! LOL!)




8)  The Shadows  ~  "Peace Pipe"




9)  Travis  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




10)  Christina Aguilera ft. XNDA  ~  "Pipe"




11)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  "Pipe Knot"




12)  Turnpike Troubadours  ~  "Pipe Bomb Dream"




13)  Duke Ellington  ~  "Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes)"




14)  Babyshambles  ~  "Pipedown"




15)  Murray Head  ~  "Only A Pipe Dream"




16)  Cry Of Love  ~  "Peace Pipe"




17)  Guided By Voices  ~  "The Pipe Dreams Of Instant Prince Whippet"




18)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Pipes Of Peace"




19)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Pipe Dream"




20)  Weezer  ~  "Hash Pipe"




21)  David Allan Coe  ~  "My Father Smoked His Pipe"




22)  MxPx  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




23)  Count Basie  ~  "Peace Pipe"




24)  EELS  ~ "Rusty Pipes"




25)  Asleep At The Wheel  ~  "Pipe Dreams"

Friday, February 22, 2019

Songs About Compromise

Compromise can be a good thing. Occasionally, it can be a very bad thing. Generally speaking, Songs About Compromise are very good. My independent research – compiled here – proves this theory. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Bay Of Plenty  ~  “No Compromise”




2)  Jules And The Jinks  ~  “No Compromise”




3)  Tesla Boy  ~  “Compromise”




4)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Compromise”




5)  John Prine  ~  “The Great Compromise”




6)  Shad  ~  “Compromise”




7)  TWiiNS  ~  “Compromise”




8)  Matt Wertz  ~  “Faith & Compromise”




9)  Kid Canaveral  ~  “A Compromise”




10)  Planetshakers  ~  “No Compromise”




11)  Monna  ~  “No More Compromise”




12)  Death Saw  ~  “No Compromise”




13)  Christian Rich ft. Sinead Harnett, GoldLink, & Secaina Hudson  ~  “Compromise”




14)  The Format  ~  “The Compromise”




15)  Amanda Overmyer  ~  “Fail To Compromise”




16)  Graveyard Johnnys  ~  “Compromise”




17)  Honors  ~  “Compromise”




18)  Molly Kate Kestner  ~  “Compromise”




19)  Atman  ~  “No Compromise”




20)  Sta Leen  ~  “Compromising Sighs”


Monday, October 23, 2017

Songs About Pumpkins

It must be both fall and almost Halloween, since I have pumpkins on the brain. Here's a rousing set of songs about them for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Kate Nash  ~  “Pumpkin Soup”




2)  John Prine  ~  “Daddy’s Little Pumpkin”




3)  Devendra Banhart  ~  “Pumpkin Seeds”




4)  Tricky ft. Alison Goldfrapp  ~  “Pumpkin”




5)  The California Honeydrops  ~  “Pumpkin Pie”




6)  Black Mamba  ~  “Posture Pumpkin”  (No, this is not a song by former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant! This band simply stole his alter ego – or he stole theirs.)




7)  A Crucifying Feeling  ~  “The Pumpkin Method”




8)  The Castros  ~  “Pumpkin Pie”




9)  Andrew Gold  ~  “Gimme A Smile (The Pumpkin Song)”




10)  Chikune  ~  “Pumpkin”




11)  Frankie Yankovic  ~  “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”




12)  Jay & The Techniques  ~  “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”  (Oddly enough, this is not the same song as the one by Frankie Yankovic above!)




13)  Slothrust  ~  “Rotten Pumpkin”




14)  Patrick Wolf  ~  “Pumpkin Soup”




15)  Freda Payne  ~  “Sweet Pumpkin”




16)  Helloween  ~  “Pumpkins United"




17)  Islands  ~  “Pumpkin”




18)  NEØV  ~  “Woolen Pumpkin Shirt”




19)  Ini Kamoze  ~  “Hole In The Pumpkin”




20)  XTC  ~  “The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead”